Monthly Archives: October 2011
Rise of the Planet of the Moralists 1: Introduction
Rise of the Planet of the Moralists Series1: Introduction2: Chains and Trees 3: Clades and grades4: Predicting traits5: Social dominance and power This is an extended meditation upon the recent film Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). There may be spoilers (first and … Continue reading
More jobs for philosophers
Well there are as many jobs as there were before, but they are now accessible from another jobs site. Here’s the announcement: The PhilPapers team is pleased to announce a new online database of job ads in philosophy: PhilJobs. The … Continue reading
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This man is the best of Australia’s political landscape
I used to hate him, but I have come to the realisation that Malcolm Fraser is the very best Prime Minister, politician and senior statesman Australia has produced in my lifetime. He criticises his own party for its demagoguery and … Continue reading
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Passing thoughts and miscellany
First of all it occurs to me that people who expect the Singularity to occur simply do not get the logistic growth curve. I’ll just throw that out there. Second, the Great Migration Back to the Homeland (i.e., my move … Continue reading
Filed under Administrative, Evolution, Humor, Species and systematics
What caused Steve Jobs’ death
Almost as soon as Jobs’ death was announced, a post went up on Twitter:
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Steve Jobs: My part in his success
Steve Jobs is dead, and with him a unique episode in technology. I have a slight part in his rise to dominance. In 1982, I was working as a compositor and layout artist – making pages for local government magazines and a … Continue reading
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Competition: copy of my species book
My book Species: A History of the Idea is soon to be available in paperback. I have a few copies I’d like to share, so put your name in the comments and make sure your email is filled out (it … Continue reading
Filed under Administrative, History, Humor, Species and systematics
Testing Tweet Embedding
Using a hint from here: Scientific fraud by Chronic Fatigue advocates http://t.co/91tRtiLH @john_s_wilkins New SEP Article: The Sophists http://t.co/8KbJXkZn @john_s_wilkins The due-process-free assassination of U.S. citizens is now reality http://t.co/pFxdDY0G @john_s_wilkins Bizarro – T rex’ nightmare http://t.co/x67uhnGw @john_s_wilkins Testing LaTeX … Continue reading
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